Step by Step: Turning cheap Vodka into expensive Vodka!

[Rooster]

I tried this, and it worked, but not as advertised. I was able to create vodka that tasted about the same as warm water. I had to drip it through, however. When i tried to fill up the pitcher, it went through too fast.

[nippinout]

I have to wonder how potent the 'purified' vodka is.

Charcoal is used to sop up bad things if you've swallowed them. This cheap/awesome vodka might taste pretty good, but you might be getting less of the alcohol.

[maglover728]

[matt-o]

i feel ya homes....

hows college treaten ya anyways?

but yeah...this year i've graduated on to bigger and better drinks....RUM!
Rum is the greatest drink known to man. So many flavors, so many great tastes...so many options...mmmm

agreed, captain morgan is my homeboy
and maglover this probably works for all alcohol since it removes the impurities. i think ill try it on some really cheap rum

[Rooster]

If that is true, Jack Daniels would have no alchohol content. All Jack Daniels is dripped through a giant charcoal vat.

[CaptaiN_JacK]

I have to wonder how potent the 'purified' vodka is.

Charcoal is used to sop up bad things if you've swallowed them. This cheap/awesome vodka might taste pretty good, but you might be getting less of the alcohol.

People have tested this purified vodka for alcohol content and it stays nearly the same.

[Jack_Dubious]

Ok I finally tried this out. I took a bottle of Kamchatka vodka and filtered it at *least* 8 times.

Compared to the original vodka, it was much better. Much smoother, and less aftertaste. Still a significant amount of odor left tho.

I compared it to some Grey Goose, and I thought the Grey Goose was still better, it was still a little smoother. The filtered vodka still retained a hit of flavor/aftertaste to it. But to be fair other people who tasted it liked it just fine. Also i did not chill the filtered vodka, so I am sure if it was chilled people would have a much harder time figuring which one is which. It would definately make a great mixing vodka.

All in all not bad for a bottle of $8 vodka (the cheapest at the store).


JDub

[gimp]

We found that it worked better on some vodka than others. For example, it barely worked at all on crystal palace, but all the other crappy ones we tried worked pretty well.

[spantol]

Life is far too short to waste time with cheap liquor.

I don't see the economy here. $6 for a fifth of Aristocrat, plus $15 for a Brita filter? For a couple more dollars, you can get the good stuff and save the time you'd spend filtering.

[gimp]

The filter works for a long time. We've gone through more than 10 bottles on one filter now and it still works. It takes a little longer now, but it still works.

[Dubstar112]

Actually, I kinda like that stuff.
Well I don't like it obviously..but It's not that bad..
I drank about half the bottle of that stuff once. Oh god....
What an interesting night.

I fell in black river(NY) on a chilly november night drinking that stuff. sober friends yanked me out.